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She named her little tea cart "Hongcha03" the week she decided to quit the office. The number was practical—her mother’s birth year ended in 03—and "hongcha" was the red tea she’d learned to brew in her grandmother’s courtyard. The name was meant to be ordinary and honest, a promise to herself that she would make something small and true.

She named her little tea cart "Hongcha03" the week she decided to quit the office. The number was practical—her mother’s birth year ended in 03—and "hongcha" was the red tea she’d learned to brew in her grandmother’s courtyard. The name was meant to be ordinary and honest, a promise to herself that she would make something small and true.